Codero strongly opposes both the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect-IP Act (PIPA) currently under consideration.  We recognize the need to protect intellectual property online; however, reasonable and well-functioning laws protecting these rights (such as the Digital Millennium Copyright Act) are already in place.  It is our opinion, therefore, that SOPA and PIPA are unnecessary and would unreasonably infringe on the rights of United States citizens to freely publish and access information over the internet.

We encourage you to do your own research and form your own opinions about SOPA and PIPA. Here are some recent articles concerning the matter:

• CNET News – How SOPA Would Affect You FAQ
• The Washington Post – SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) Debate: Why are Google and Facebook against it?
• Mashable – SOPA Infographic
• Fox News – Will Amazon and Facebook Black Out The Net?
• Electronic Freedom Foundation – Updates

If you decide, as we have, that SOPA and PIPA are not in the best interest of the American people, please contact your United States congressman to share your concerns about SOPA and your United States senators to share your concerns about PIPA. You may also make your opinion known by signing the anti-SOPA petition at www.whitehouse.gov.

Thank you for taking the time to read.

Ryan Elledge
Chief Operating Officer

Codero Opposes Protect-IP Act (PIPA) And Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) Legislation is a post from: Codero dedicated hosting blog

Managed your servers

• Make changes to your current service*
  • Upgrade your ram
  • Upgrade your bandwidth
  • Upgrade the number of IP Address for your service

• Add additional services*
• Add an additional Hard Drive
• Add a Private Network
• Add Server Monitoring
• View bandwidth graphs
• Create a ticket
• Manage your Codero email
• View invoices
• …and more!

Name your servers
Tired of trying to figure out which Xeon Quad Core is the production server?  Well don’t be tired for much longer.  You can now customize your dedicated server’s name within Server Portal.  Have 2 Core i5 Quad Cores for your business, now you can name one “Datastore” and the other “Web” to easily find them within Server Portal to view bandwidth graphs, view invoices, upgrade, or even manage your email.Rate your Servers
Like your server? Let us know. You can now send us your reviews of your server from within Server Portal, just click on the Review Server button.A lot of our changes are driven by customer feedback so if you have an idea post it in the comments below or you can submit it directly through ServerPortal using the green Feedback button in the left sidebar.

* A maintenance window may be required to perform upgrades, which now you can schedule within Server Portal.

Upgrade Your Server is a post from: Codero dedicated hosting blog

HostScoreCard.com is committed to providing potential web hosting customers with information about the best deals out there as well as the best services. With Codero Managed Hosting, customers can get access to managed DNS services, OS software, server patches as well as a server protection plan. With the Codero basic managed plan, you can also get a number of à la carte services. When it comes to support, customers can get up to 20 percent off paid support assistances with the basic managed plan. All managed hosting plans come with N+1 power, 99.9 percent uptime guarantee as well as SAS 70 Type II Certified.

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Jeff Raybould, Owner/Operator, Best Sites.  If you would like to contribute to the Codero blog send an email to marketing@codero.com. 

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In addition, Codero was chosen because hosting plans come standard with:

• 99.9% uptime guarantee
• 24/7/365 live U.S. based support
• Customized configurations
• 100% powered green hosting
• Reward points program
• SAS 70 Type II certified
• Knowledge Base detailed answers
• Live chat real-time support
• No contracts
• Customer portal for troubleshooting

The recipient of our Best Managed Host award also offers backup, network, and security services, control panel and operating system options, server access tools, eCommerce hosting, and web hosting reseller opportunities.

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Jeff Raybould, Owner/Operator, Best Sites.  If you would like to contribute to the Codero blog send an email to marketing@codero.com. 

Web Host Ranking Names Codero Best Managed Host! is a post from: Codero dedicated hosting blog

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Email archiving is creating an index of each message to make sure it can be easily found later and then storing the message. You can enlist an email archiving system to accomplish this; index and store the messages on-site; or duplicate each message and send them to a third party for indexing and storage. You can even do a combination, a hybrid approach, of indexing messages on-site and then sending that data to a third party to store.

Benefits of email archiving include:

-          Gain a consistent email archive for your legal, regulatory and HR purposes.

-          Retain a tamper-proof data trail of email for legal reasons.

-          Relieve pressure on email quotas and storage from bigger attachments.

-          Reduce the risk when users create local PST files to store emails and elude quota policies.

Since the first email was sent in 1971 by Ray Tomlinson, this form of communication has become indispensable to businesses. A huge part of a company’s institutional memory resides within its email archive. This makes the stakes for failure very high. Email servers by themselves really can’t handle long-term storage for very large volumes of email and attachments. That’s where the robust features of an email archiving system come into play.  Here are five tips that may help you with email archiving.

Many industries have data retention cycles which can span three to seven years or longer. The most common complicance regulations are the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Gramm-Leach-Bliley (GLB) and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX).

Email is the most common target for archiving but any kind of data could benefit from archiving in principle.  How do you use archiving?

Email Archiving Challenges and Benefits. is a post from: Codero dedicated hosting blog

There is often confusion between data backups and data archives. But each has its own distinct purpose.

-          Backups are created for the short-term, tactical retention of data. Backup is a copy of data that can be used to restore the original should it be lost or damaged. Think of it as a safeguard for data that is being used, but backups are not tamper-proof.

-          Archives are designed for the long-term, strategic retention of information. An archive can be a single or a collection of records specifically chosen for long-term retention and future reference. This data is normally no longer actively used but is intended to retain a complete set of business records. Archives are created as well in order to help organizations in migrating from one platform to another. Archives are tamper-proof.

The difference between the two is that a backup is a copy for disaster recovery while an archive is the original that was removed from its initial location and then is housed elsewhere for long-term retention.

Both are essential.

The need for both is crucial.  Backup is a critical best practice because things can go wrong. Patches do not work as they are supposed to; upgrades can fail, hard drives can and do crash; and malware can destroy data. Everything needs to be backed up including email servers, file servers, desktops, and more. Regular backups are essential to restore servers and other platforms to a known good state.

Archiving is also necessary. Business records need to be preserved … regulators and courts demand them. Even your own corporate policy probably requires retention of records. It is necessary to preserve corporate records to satisfy regulatory, legal and other obligations.

Recommendations

Both backing up content and archiving are critical best practices. There simply is no substituting one for the other. Once you have a clear picture of the distinguishing characteristics between backup and archiving, you should be better equipped to choose the right storage solution for your needs.

Look for the next blog in this series which will cover the benefits and challenges with Email Archiving.

And remember, your comments are most welcome. Tell us about your experiences with backing up and archiving.

Backup Is Not Your Archive, Clear Differences. is a post from: Codero dedicated hosting blog

To access the new features, log into the Cloud Portal through Codero Server Portal. Then, just click on Create a new VM, and select cPanel or Plesk from the drop down on Step 1.  Continue with the setup process and your new vm will be ready shortly.

In addition, a new MS Windows cloud template featuring MS SQL is also available now and can be found in the Featured Templates section.

If you have questions or comments about your new virtual machines, please feel free to contact Codero Support or contact us through ServerPortal.com.

Codero Cloud Now Offering cPanel /Plesk. is a post from: Codero dedicated hosting blog

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This is slightly off topic –  but I think it’s interesting to see the battle between PC and Mac users play out in TV commercials and other places.

I thought these statistics used in an infographic were even more interesting. Check out some of the findings:

• Mac users are 13% more likely than PC users to say they want to be viewed as unique and different to make my mark.
• 23% of PC users are more likely to say they seldom throw parties.
• Mac users are 50% more likely than PC users to say they frequently throw parties.
• Mac users are 80% more likely than PC users to be vegetarian.
• PC users like to read TV Guide, Redbook, US Weekly and the New York Times. Mac users choose Dwell, ReadyMade magazine, Macworld and the New York Times.

See what you think of the fun-loving infographic here. And let us know if you are a PC or Mac person and why.

Are You a PC or Mac Person? is a post from: Codero dedicated hosting blog